BBB National Programs' Digital Advertising Accountability Program announced e-commerce company Etsy agreed to bring its website and mobile app into compliance with the Digital Advertising Alliance's Self-Regulatory Principles. The DAAP said it identified issues with transparency, notice and control over data collection for interest-based advertising on Etsy's website.
Croatia's Personal Data Protection Agency fined debt collection agency EOS Matrix 5.47 million euros for alleged EU General Data Protection Regulation violations. A complaint filed with the AZOP in March claimed the agency processed the data of a large number of individuals without authorization, including 294 minors.
U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said he is considering regulations to prevent consumer payment platforms from surveilling financial information provided by customers, Reuters reports. The announcement comes as the bureau plans to release regulations on consumer control of banking data later this month.Full story
A bill proposed by state Sen. Erica Harriss, R-Ill., would require explicit content websites to verify a user's age before it can be used, Advantage News reports. The Illinois legislation would have businesses use "reasonable" verification methods, such as requiring a government-issued identification card, to ensure a person is 18 years or older.Full story
A report from Amnesty International and the European Investigative Collaborations accuses the EU of being unable to effectively regulate spyware and surveillance technologies, according to Euractiv.
Registration for the annual Helsinki Information Law Moot Court information law competition is now open for team registration. Students from around the world will cover areas of concern with artificial intelligence chatbots, protection of vulnerable data subjects and EU-U.S. data transfers. Registration closes 31 Oct.Full story
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., signed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act into law 8 Oct. The amendments, passed during the California Legislature's 2023 legislative session, concern an exemption for reproductive health data and the addition of immigration data to the definition of sensitive personal data.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced joint resolutions with provincial data protection authorities "calling on governments to do more to protect the privacy rights of young people and workers." The resolution on youth privacy calls for policies that emphasize "the responsibility of organizations across all sectors to actively safeguard young people's data throu
The European Commission published the compliance report template for gatekeepers defined under the Digital Markets Act. The report must include required information in a "detailed and transparent manner" and be submitted within six months after designation with annual updates thereafter. The initial round of gatekeepers designated 6 Sept. have until 7 March 2024 to file.Full story
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, determined the government health system, the Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual, violated the General Data Protection Law by failing to safeguard public employees' personal health data.